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The holidays are here, and many of you will be heading out of town this weekend to visit family or loved ones. If you're traveling with a baby, we want to…

How do you make sure schools in communities without a lot of resources are successful?That's not an easy question to answer, but we're always looking for…

Finding a home in Grand Rapids is becoming more difficult, especially for renters with low incomes. According to Zillow.com, the average cost of a rental…

Participating in school sports is a great way for children to stay healthy. But the benefits go far beyond that. Kids who participate in sports have…

Having a parent behind bars can be a traumatic experience for a child. Studies show parental incarceration can affect school achievement, health,…

Today is Inauguration Day and President Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.As Barack Obama leaves office, we're…

Poor kids in Michigan, and across the country, do worse in school than their wealthier peers.That’s particularly true for kids attending schools where…

In part one of our State of Opportunity documentary, We Live Here, we spent time in Littlefield — a Detroit neighborhood right on the edge. It’s trying…

There are 25 schools in Detroit waiting to hear whether they’ll be closing their doors at the end of the school year.So, where would all those students…

Our State of Opportunity team has been looking all year at the connection between neighborhoods and opportunity for children and families. We've been…